Transcript title
Museum Techniques
Credits
1
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
30
Lab hours
30
Course Description
Hands on technique course focusing on preparing and preserving mammal and bird specimens for use in education and research. Students will complete a minimum of three projects which requires skinning and preserving wildlife specimens suitable for study and display.
Course learning outcomes
1. Record proper morphological measurements of wildlife specimens.
2. Create a tag for museum specimens containing appropriate collection data and measurements.
3. Prepare a small to medium sized mammal museum specimen (study skin).
4. Prepare a small to medium sized bird museum specimen (study skin).
5. Clean and prepare a mammal skull as a museum specimen.
Content outline
• Value of wildlife specimens
• Creating a specimen tag
• History of Oregon mammalogy
• Mammal study skin guide
Required materials
Requires special gear, see syllabus for details.